<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">synodicons</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>liturgical texts</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>synodica</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synodicon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synodika</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synodikon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>synodikons</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A liturgical document such as the 'Synodikon of Orthodoxy.' read aloud at particular feasts, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It can also refer to a letter written from one patriarch to another to circulate the decrees of a patriarchal synod, or council. More broadly, it is a declaration signed by members of a synod, affirming decisions. ]]></note></mads>